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| Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love |
It seems rather amazing that 399 years afters his death, writer William Shakespeare continues to provoke the creative arts. In the 52 years of his life, he produced an astounding amount of plays that would become the textbook for theater for centuries to come and lead the world to acting a specific way. Much like how he updated the themes that came before, cinema has found various ways to make his work more accessible to a modern audience whether through traditional tales or loose basis. The following is a look - by story - of the many, many films that have been based off of Shakespeare's work. From Romeo & Juliet to The Lion King, this is a comprehensive list that proves why he remains influential all these years later.
